Joy Kathryn MacPhail is a Canadian former politician in British Columbia. A longtime member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party,she served as a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from 1991 to 2005 and as a Minister of the Crown from 1993 to 1999,and 2000–2001.
Greater Vancouver,also known as Metro Vancouver,is the metropolitan area with its major urban centre being the city of Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada. The term "Greater Vancouver" is roughly coterminous with the geographic area governed by the Metro Vancouver Regional District,though it predates the 1966 creation of the regional district. It is often used to include areas beyond the boundaries of the regional district but does not generally include wilderness and agricultural areas within that regional district.
Pietro Attilio Calendino is a Canadian provincial and municipal politician currently serving as a city councillor for Burnaby City Council.
Arthur Daniel Miller is a Canadian politician. He served as interim leader of the New Democratic Party of British Columbia and as the 32nd premier of British Columbia for six months from August 25,1999 to February 24,2000,following the resignation of Glen Clark.
Ravinder "Ravi" Kahlon is a Canadian politician and athlete. He is a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of British Columbia,representing the riding of Delta North since 2017,and member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party. He has served in the cabinet of British Columbia since 2020,currently as Minister of Housing and Government House Leader. As a field hockey player,he has represented Canada at several international events,including the 2000 and 2008 Summer Olympics.
Dawn Black is a politician in British Columbia,Canada. She represented the riding of New Westminster in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2009 to 2013. During that time,she served as interim leader of the British Columbia New Democratic Party and Leader of the Opposition in British Columbia from January to April 2011.
Patricia Gretchen Mann Brewin,known as Gretchen,is a Canadian politician.
Penny Priddy is a politician from British Columbia (BC),Canada. She served as member of Parliament (MP) from 2006 to 2008,representing the electoral district of Surrey North in the House of Commons of Canada. Prior to that,she was a Surrey city councillor (2002-2005),a member of the BC legislature representing Surrey-Newton (1991-2001),and a trustee with the Surrey School District (1986-1991). She is the only woman in Canadian history to be elected to school board,city council,a provincial legislature and the House of Commons.
Sue Hammell is a Canadian politician who was the Member of the Legislative Assembly for Surrey-Green Timbers in the province of British Columbia from 1991 to 2001,and from 2005 to 2017. A member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party,she served in several cabinet posts under Premiers Mike Harcourt,Glen Clark and Ujjal Dosanjh.
Katherine Anne Whittred is a Canadian retired politician. She was a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia,from 1996 to 2009,representing the riding of North Vancouver-Lonsdale.
John Nuraney was a Canadian politician who was the first Muslim elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. He represented the riding of Burnaby-Willingdon from 2001 to 2009 for the British Columbia Liberal Party.
Wilf Hurd is a Canadian politician from British Columbia. He represented the riding of Surrey-White Rock for the Liberal Party as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia,and was an unsuccessful candidate in the 1997 federal election.
Lana Popham is a Canadian politician representing the riding of Saanich South in the Legislature of British Columbia. As a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party,she has served in the Executive Council since 2017,currently as the Minister of Tourism,Arts,Culture and Sport. She was first elected in the 2009 provincial general election to the 39th Parliament and then re-elected in 2013,2017 and 2020 to the 40th,41st and 42nd Parliaments.
Doug Donaldson is a Canadian politician,who represented the Stikine electoral district Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2009 to 2020. He is a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party and was first elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly in the 2009 election and re-elected in the 2013 and 2017 elections. During the 41st Parliament (2017-2020) he served in the Executive Council as the Minister of Forests,Lands and Natural Resource Operations,and Rural Development. In that role he led the government through adopted several bills including amending the Heritage Conservation Act to create a legal duty-to-report discoveries of specific sites or objects with potential heritage value and amending the Forest Act to insert consideration of the "public interest" in decisions to approve the forestry dispositions. As a member of the official opposition in the 39th and 40th Parliaments he served in various critic and deputy roles at different times,such as on issues relating to mines,energy,finance and children and family development issues. He introduced one private member bill to amend the Oil and Gas Activities Act to prohibit the conversion of natural gas pipelines to transmit oil or diluted bitumen.
Kathy Corrigan is a Canadian politician who served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 39th and 40th Parliament of British Columbia,from 2009 to 2017. As a member of the BC New Democratic Party,she was elected to represent the riding of Burnaby-Deer Lake in the 2009 provincial election and re-elected in the 2013 election. In both parliaments her NDP formed the official opposition and Corrigan acted as their critic on various issues,including 2010 Winter Olympics,women's issues,public safety,the Solicitor General and advanced education. During both the 2011 and the 2014 NDP leadership elections,Corrigan endorsed John Horgan. At the same time as she served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly,her husband Derek Corrigan served as mayor of Burnaby.
Frederick Justin Vulliamy was a chartered accountant and politician in British Columbia. He represented Burnaby-Willingdon in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1966 to 1968 as a New Democratic Party (NDP) member.
Anne Kang is a Canadian politician who has represented the electoral district of Burnaby-Deer Lake in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia since 2017. A member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party caucus,she has served in the cabinet of British Columbia since 2020,currently as Minister of Municipal Affairs. Prior to her election as Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA),Kang served as a city councillor in Burnaby for three terms.
Josie Osborne is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2020 provincial election. She represents the electoral district of Mid Island-Pacific Rim as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party. She has served in the cabinet of British Columbia since 2020,currently as Minister of Energy,Mines and Low Carbon Innovation.
Niki Sharma is a Canadian politician and lawyer,who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2020 British Columbia general election. She represents the electoral district of Vancouver-Hastings as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party and serves as Attorney General of British Columbia.
